Filling Car With Gas AAA warned gas prices are set to rise this spring, after winter weather across many parts of the country kept demand low and provided a slight reprieve in recent weeks. Prices typically climb higher during the spring when refineries cut production to do seasonal maintenance. A regulated switch to summer-blend gasoline can also limit supplies, just as demand strengthens. AAA said expected peak prices of $3.55 to $3.75 a gallon would be lower than last year, when the national average jumped 49 cents to $3.79 a gallon in just 41 days. Bob Darbelnet, the travel group’s president and CEO, said the increase will likely be temporary, but it still may cost drivers in excess of $60 to fill up their cars. “There is a good chance that average gasoline prices this year will cost less than in 2013, but it is not going to be […]